Case Studies
The following table lists the data and sources for the case studies that your shelter will be compared with.
| Description | Location | Floor Area (m²) | Design Life (Years) | Embodied Energy (MJ/m²/year) | Embodied Carbon (kgCO2e /m²/year) |
Link to Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azraq T-Shelter | Jordan | 24 | 3 | 636.071 | 70.057 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p46 |
| Indonesia West Java Bamboo Frame Shelter | Indonesia | 24 | 2.5 | 145.335 | 11.849 | Transitional Shelters Eight designs IFRC B.1 |
| B.10 Sri Lanka - 2007 - Core Shelter | Sri Lanka | 9.8 | 12 | 121.756 | 12.678 | Post-disaster shelter: Ten designs IFRC B.10 |
| Indonesia Sumatra Padang (2009) - Timber Frame | Indonesia | 18 | 1 | 283.816 | 18.203 | Transitional Shelters Eight designs IFRC B.2 |
| Plastic and Timber Emergency Shelter | Burkina Faso | 4.86 | 2 | 274.618 | 20.757 | Post-disaster shelter: Ten designs IFRC B.2 |
| B.3 Pakistan (2010) - Timber frame | Pakistan | 24.51 | 1 | 425.298 | 39.232 | Transitional Shelters Eight designs IFRC B.3 |
| Peru (2007) - Timber Frame | Peru | 18 | 2 | 103.484 | 9.003 | Transitional Shelters Eight designs IFRC B.4 |
| B.5 Peru (2007) - Bamboo Mat Shelter | Peru | 18 | 1 | 184.258 | 15.192 | Transitional Shelters Eight designs IFRC B.5 |
| B.6 Haiti (2010) - Steel Frame | Haiti | 18 | 1 | 1205.909 | 91.427 | Transitional Shelters Eight designs IFRC B.6 |
| B.7 Indonesia Aceh (2005) - Steel frame | Indonesia | 25 | 5 | 187.911 | 13.800 | Transitional Shelters Eight designs IFRC B.6 |
| B.8 Bangladesh - 2007 - Core-Shelter | Bangladesh | 14.4 | 3.5 | 748.439 | 56.931 | Post-disaster shelter: Ten designs IFRC B.8 |
| B.8 Vietnam (2004) - Steel Frame | Vietnam | 25.92 | 5 | 204.424 | 17.031 | Transitional Shelters Eight designs IFRC B.8 |
| Haiti - 2010 - T-Shelter | Haiti | 21 | 4 | 186.089 | 18.930 | Post-disaster shelter: Ten designs IFRC B.3 |
| Haiti - 2010 - T-Shelter B4 | Haiti | 6.48 | 7.5 | 324.692 | 39.637 | Post-disaster shelter: Ten designs IFRC B.4 |
| Haiti - 2010 - T-Shelter B5 | Haiti | 6.66 | 4.5 | 699.462 | 117.357 | Post-disaster shelter: Ten designs IFRC B.5 |
| Philippines - 2011 - Transitional-Shelter B6 | Philippines | 17.76 | 5 | 90.854 | 7.484 | Post-disaster shelter: Ten designs IFRC B.6 |
| Philippines - 2011 - Transitional-Shelter B7 | Philippines | 20 | 5 | 610.010 | 128.516 | Post-disaster shelter: Ten designs IFRC B.7 |
| Compact Bamboo Shelter | Ethiopia | 21 | 3 | 24.176 | 1.958 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p.51 |
| Fiji Metal Braced Shelter | Fiji | 8 | 3 | 273.757 | 16.217 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p63 |
| Full Bamboo National Danish Council Design | Ethiopia | 18 | 4 | 12.220 | 0.843 | Humanitarian Library Bamboo Shelter Design |
| Gaza L-shaped Wood Shelter | Palestine | 44 | 10 | 181.632 | 11.691 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p114 |
| L-shaped Shelter | Iraq | 40 | 10 | 243.018 | 31.190 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p62 |
| Nepal Metal and Bamboo Seismic Design | Nepal | 16 | 2 | 119.674 | 7.159 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p9 |
| Nepal Metal and Brick Seismic Design | Nepal | 16 | 3 | 449.172 | 39.680 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p27 |
| Nigeria Reinforced Canvas Shelter | Nigeria | 15 | 2 | 267.857 | 50.893 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p77 |
| One-room Shelter | Pakistan | 25 | 10 | 599.296 | 45.944 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p58 |
| Post Typhoon Wood Hut | Philippines | 16 | 2 | 458.105 | 136.564 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p25 |
| Rakhine Timber Rush-matting Shelter | Myanmar | 16 | 2 | 340.523 | 21.007 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p4 |
| Somalia Concrete Shelter | Somalia | 12 | 10 | 154.875 | 84.148 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p89 |
| South Sudan Tarpaulin Timber Communal Shelter | South Sudan | 36 | 1.5 | 30.644 | 1.587 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p97 |
| T Elevated Bamboo Shelter | Ecuador | 12 | 3 | 135.395 | 12.356 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p163 |
| Tent Shelter | Afghanistan | 38.7 | 2 | 61.604 | 6.768 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p44 |
| Tuareg Shelter (Option 1 ) | Burkina Faso | 21 | 2 | 45.053 | 2.645 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p30 |
| Tuareg Shelter (Option 2 ) | Burkina Faso | 21 | 2 | 35.847 | 2.357 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p33 |
| Tuareg Tent | Algeria | 49 | 2 | 203.557 | 9.674 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p37 |
| Tukul Shelter (Option 1 ) | South Sudan | 21.6 | 3 | 37.505 | 2.909 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p40 |
| Tukul Shelter (Option 2) | South Sudan | 21.6 | 3 | 130.024 | 7.930 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p41 |
| Tukul Shelter Ethiopia Project | Ethiopia | 17.6 | 3 | 69.389 | 4.654 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p108 |
| Twin Elevated Shelter | Myanmar | 36 | 3 | 387.082 | 29.449 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p54 |
| Two-room Clay Brick Shelter | Tanzania | 24 | 6.5 | 266.319 | 21.518 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p111 |
| UNHCR Family Tent | Global | 16 | 1 | 649.797 | 34.493 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p9 |
| UNHCR Framed Tent | Global | 16 | 1 | 599.279 | 31.637 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p14 |
| UNHCR Refugee Unit | Global | 17.5 | 3 | 70.198 | 6.105 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p19 |
| Vernacular Flood-resistant Mud and Thatch Shelter | Malawi | 12.2 | 5 | 50.874 | 3.060 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p87 |
| Vernacular Vanuatu Palm Straw Shelter | Vanuatu | 16 | 2 | 59.540 | 3.578 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p60 |
| Wooden Gable Frame Shelter (Option 1) | South Sudan | 12 | 1 | 255.022 | 15.497 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p24 |
| Wooden Gable Frame Shelter (Option 2) | South Sudan | 12 | 1.5 | 148.334 | 9.569 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p26 |
| Wooden Gable Frame Shelter (Option 3) | South Sudan | 12 | 2 | 664.915 | 52.804 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p27 |
| Wooden Gable Frame Shelter (Option 4) | South Sudan | 12 | 2.5 | 597.632 | 45.748 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p27 |
| Wooden Gable Frame Shelter (Option 5) | South Sudan | 12 | 4 | 400.895 | 30.052 | UNHCR Shelter Design Catalogue 2016 p27 |
| Rakhine Metal Shelter | Myanmar | 16 | 2 | 314.937 | 19.537 | Shelters Projects 2015-2016 p4 |
| Durable Shelters with Concrete Block Foundation | Montagnes Western Cote d-Ivoire | 36 | 10 | 185.435 | 14.615 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p18 |
| Stone Masonry Shelter | Rural South-Eastern Haiti | 22 | 15 | 150.400 | 9.951 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p38 |
| Timber and Wooden Planks Shelter | Nicaragua | 30 | 15 | 81.766 | 5.751 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p62 |
| Clay Brick Wall Flat-roof Shelter | Pakistan | 20 | 15 | 341.300 | 30.241 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p68-p75 |
| Concrete Blocks Permanent Shelters | Philippines | 36 | 20 | 94.711 | 9.447 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p83-p86 |
| Shed-roof Compressed Mud-block Shetler | South Sudan | 24 | 15 | 162.761 | 12.923 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p93 |
| Open Gable with CGI and Wooden Structure Shelter | Cuba | 70 | 15 | 88.489 | 6.894 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p13 |
| Concrete Blocks Permanent Shelters | Dominican Republic | 26.5 | 15 | 72.219 | 6.639 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p17 |
| Cobblestone Wall Wooden-bracing Shelter | Haiti | 28 | 15 | 127.676 | 9.210 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p21 |
| RCC Shelter | Lebanon | 25 | 20 | 34.697 | 4.044 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p52 |
| Flat-roof Mud-brick-wall Shelter | Pakistan | 20.4 | 10 | 299.131 | 30.886 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p65-p73 |
| Self-build Permanent Shelters in Afghanistan | Afghanistan | 48 | 20 | 74.846 | 5.100 | BoQ UNHCR |
| Self-build Permanent Shelters with Stone Wall in Afghanistan | Afghanistan | 48 | 20 | 74.846 | 5.175 | BoQ UNHCR |
| Tuareg Wood and Canvas Shelter | Burkina Faso | 21 | 5 | 272.609 | 24.297 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p6 |
| Cote d-Ivoire Self-recovery Shelters | Cote d-Ivoire | 27 | 5 | 86.698 | 4.906 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p12 |
| Wooden Shelter | Madagascar | 12 | 3 | 50.997 | 2.733 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p59 |
| Communal Plastic Shetler with Wooden Frame | Central African Republic | 70 | 2 | 52.489 | 4.132 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p3 |
| Temporary 8-unit Shelter | Myanmar | 125 | 4 | 230.670 | 23.914 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p54 |
| Bamboo Shelter | Pakistan | 21 | 3 | 142.797 | 48.915 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p62-p73 |
| Timber and Bamboo Frame Shelter with Thatched Roof | Ethiopia | 21 | 5 | 131.122 | 7.330 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p24-p27 |
| Gambrel Roof Type Shelter with Mud-straw Plaster | Dollo Ado Ethiopia | 21 | 5 | 195.329 | 15.748 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p24-p27 |
| Open Gable-roof Iron Sheet Shelter | Mogadishu Somalia | 15.8 | 4 | 351.269 | 24.384 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p89 |
| Open gable roof wooden shelter | Chicago USA | 29.7 | 10 | 28.759 | 1.626 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p103 |
| Flat CGI-roof Wooden Shelter | Fiji | 21 | 8 | 140.092 | 11.339 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p24 |
| Mud-brick Iron Wood Shelters | Nigeria | 18 | 6 | 470.990 | 36.744 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p58 |
| Cocoa Lumber Transitional Shelter (Option 1) | Philippines | 24 | 8 | 145.274 | 10.881 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p76 |
| Cocoa Lumber Transitional Shelter (Option 2) | Philippines | 18 | 8 | 152.660 | 11.218 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p80 |
| Yolanda Timber Plastic-sheet Shelter | Philippines | 17.8 | 8 | 150.687 | 11.210 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p86 |
| Kaya Camp Timber Shelters | Sudan | 15 | 8 | 52.238 | 3.436 | Shelter projects 2013-2014 p90 |
| Durable Shelter with Concrete Block Foundation | Duekoue Western Cote d-Ivoire | 28 | 10 | 127.232 | 32.041 | Shelter projects 2011-2012 p15 |